Bioisosteric approach to elucidation of binding of the acetate group of a moth sex pheromone component to its receptor

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2755-2776

  Gustavsson, Anna Lena ^a   Tuvesson, Malena ^a,c   Larsson, Mattias C ^a   Wenqi, Wu ^a   Hansson, Bill S ^a   Liljefors, Tommy ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

(Z) 5 decenyl acetate; Ab initio calculations; Agrotis segetum; Bioisosteres; Lepidoptera; Molecular electrostatic potential; Noctuidae; Pheromone analogs; Quantum mechanical calculations; Receptor interaction; Single sensillum recordings; Structure activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031471832     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022563010599     Document Type: Article

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